We are very proud to announce the release of A Steampunk Valentine, our first ebook. This little volume collects all forty-one entries from our Valentine short short story competition into one easy-to-read form. And it turns out that a lot of little things add up after a while as the book clocks in at almost...

Well, at long last we have a winner. Thirteen of the authors cast votes. All were invited to, both on the site and by email, but only thirteen did. Voters were asked to pick their first, second, and third choices. These I then scored as 5 points, 3 points, and 2 points. These numbers were...

As mentioned earlier, there have been some irregularities in the voting for our little contest, which have made it difficult, if not impossible, to fairly pick a winner. I cannot prove who was behind this mess and I do try to think the best of people, so I will not disqualify anyone. Several of the...

Well, this sucks. I tried to run a nice little competition here and people have cheated. We’re pretty much out of time to redo anything if the winner is to receive anything by Valentine’s Day as was the intention, so instead I’m stuck going through thousand of votes in the logs to try to figure...

This one is for all the marbles, and more specifically, for the Steampunk Corset being generously provided by the good people at Corset-Story. It’s been a long tournament. Now it is time to pick a winner. #25 – “Submerged” by Empress Annde vs #6 – “Dana stood at the edge…” by Katey Springle Lempka

The semi-finals are over and only two stories are left. In Match #38, â€œSubmergedâ€ by Empress Annde crushed â€œA Good Doctor is Madeâ€ by Gregory Johansson (89-14). In Match #39, â€œDana stood at the edgeâ€¦â€ by Katey Springle Lempka beat out â€œNuts and Bolts of the Heartâ€ by GoldfishGal (97-88). The finals begin shortly and...